Avery Shaw

Avery Shaw is an Interdisciplinary Designer whose work spans from product design and manufactured goods to research and conceptual design. She holds an MDes in Design from Emily Carr University of Art and Design and a BA in Art History and English from the University of Guelph. Avery has over a decade of experience working for international brands as a product designer and developer, focusing on products for the home and designing for commercialization. She brings advanced expertise in designing home furnishing products across many categories including, furniture, outdoor, decor, and home textiles.

In her personal practice, she uses a process-led approach to guide her work. Using different materials and mediums, she explores themes around the home and sustainability, such as empathy towards objects, concepts of built/natural environment, and how our views of the world influence our habits and our space. Avery works as a sessional faculty of Design at KPU’s Wilson School of Design and Emily Carr University of Art and Design. In the classroom, she combines her industry experience with her research in sustainability to encourage approaches to design driven by curiosity and care while preparing students to navigate a career in Product Design.